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Ford Tikson

Ford Tikson

US Navy

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Ford's work combines: Medicine, Armed Services, and Helping People

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Day In The Life

Physician Assistant

I serve US Marines and Sailors as a primary care PA.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

    Allen High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Sports Medicine

    Pepperdine University

  • Graduate Degree

    Physician Assistant

    Harding University

Here's the path I recommend for someone who wants to be a Physician Assistant:

Bachelor's Degree: Sports Medicine

Graduate Degree: Physician Assistant

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Defining Moments

How I responded to discouragement

  • THE NOISE

    Messages from Myself:

    The criticism from within was definitely louder and more prevalent than what I might have heard from others. I had to discern what was true from false and then get to work shoring up what I identified were my weaknesses.

  • How I responded:

    Be brutally honest with yourself. Then get to work.